Diagnostic
Test
for
Translation
&
Interpretation
Program
Enrollees

Directions
Section
1:
Glossary
reading
and
multiple-choice
questions
(20
minutes,
20
points)
In
this
section,
you
will
be
given
15
minutes
to
study
a
glossary
that
mainly
covers
politicians,
television
hosts,
popular
TV
shows
in
the
States,
the
US
Constitution,
and
places
in
the
world
(listed
alphabetically).
After
15
minutes,
the
glossary
will
be
collected
by
the
proctor.
You
will
be
given
another
5
minutes
to
complete
10
multiple- choice
questions
(worth
2
points
each)
based
on
the
information
included
in
the
glossary.
Section
2:
Listening,
note-taking,
and
cloze
(15
minutes,
40
points)
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
a
segment
of
President
Obamas
speech
at
the
2012
White
House
Correspondents
Dinner
ONLY
ONCE
(about
6.5
minutes).
While
you
listen,
please
feel
free
to
take
notes.
You
will
be
given
8
minutes
to
fill
in
the
10
blanks
in
the
speech
transcript,
which
will
be
provided
by
the
proctor
AFTER
you
hear
the
speech.
Each
blank
is
worth
4
points.
Your
responses
will
be
judged
upon
how
well
they
keep
the
original
meaning
of
the
speech
and
whether
they
are
grammatically
correct.

Section
3:
Writing
with
prompts
(25
minutes,
6
points)
In
this
section,
you
will
have
25
minutes
both
to
read
through
the
reference
answer
keys
to
the
questions
in
the
previous
two
sections
and
to
write
a
one-page
reflective
journal
entry
about
your
test-taking
experience
in
English.
Be
sure
to
address
the
following
points
as
you
compose
your
journal
entry.
Your
thoughts
on
your
performance
on
Section
1
and
Section
2
of
this
test;
Your
thoughts
on
what
you
have
learned
from
taking
Section
1
and
Section
2
of
this
test;
You
thoughts
on
what
you
would
need
to
work
on
if
you
wanted
to
perform
better
on
Section
1
and
Section
2
of
this
test.
You
will
also
be
judged
upon
how
well
you
organize,
develop,
and
support
your
ideas
with
appropriate
details,
and
whether
the
journal
entry
shows
unity,
coherence,
and
progression,
as
well
as
appropriate
use
of
grammar
and
vocabulary.
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Section
2:
Listening,
note-taking,
and
cloze
Use
the
space
below
to
take
notes.
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